Cartridge-belt.



v. H. JENNINGS.

CARTRIDGE BELT.

APPLlGATloN FILED DEG.5,1910.

Patented Jan. 30, 1912.

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VICTORVH.VJENNINGS, F WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNGR TO MIL-11S WOVEN CARTRIDGE BELT CO., OF WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS, A'CORPORATON 0F MASSACHUSETTS.

reissen CARTRIDGE-BELT. l

aterited Jan. 30, 1912.

Application filed December 5, 1910. Serial No. 595,774.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, Vieron H. JnNNiNGs. a subject of the King of Great Britain, residing at Worcester,` inthe county of forcester and State of Massachusetts, have invented new and useful Improvements in Caitridge'Belts, of whichpthe following is a l specification.

to provide a novel method of weaving such a beltby the exercise of which the belt may be rapidly woven, with all of the fabric in view of the weaver during the process of weaving.

`With the above object in view, the invention consists in thel novel features of construction hereinafter fully described, particularly pointed out in `the claims, and

.clearly illustrated by the` accompanying yso drawing, in 'which- Figure l is a face view of a. portion of a be-lt constructed in accordance with my inthreads before being out oil aiid the- 0 a rear-.view of the saine;

vention; Fig. ,V Fig. 3, a similar view showing the floatingpocket finisheth Fig. 4, a sectional viewtaken longitudinally through one of the pockets; Fig. 5, a transverse sectional view taken through the pocket, and Fig. '6, a similar View showing the pocket before cutting ott' the floating-threads and finishing.

Heretofore belts have been woven having a 'cartridge-pocket projecting 'belowtlie lower selvage, reference being made to British Patent No. 7820 of i908, granted to F. R. Batchelder. ln the formation of such belt f that portion of the pocket 4intended to depend below the belt is woven as a folded-up portion within that portion of the pocket corresponding in length vto the width of the belt proper. This construction involves the weaving of additional picks for the fol`dedup plies and double the time .necessary to weave a pocket. In addition, the weaver cannot see the folded-up plies while they arey being woven'nor regulate the size of the pockets. Moreover, it is not practicable to produce a woven partition, or a reinforcement. and the pocket as finally woven and unfolded is more or less clumsy, in appearance. Also in such belts/as heretofore produced, the body portion of the belt can never be less than one-half the longitudinal extent' of the pocket.. `By my improved method, the f f I it'oregoing `objections and restrictions are overcome. A

To produce a belt in' accordance with my invention, l draw in as many threads, suitably divided among the necessary number of harnesses, as are necessary to obtain when woven into cloth the greatest length of pocket, but so many of the threads as will make up the cloth forming that portion of the pocket depending below the belt proper, l carry in separate harnesses, so that they may be operated independently of the threads forming the belt proper. ll beplain portion of the belt, leaving out of action the harnesses carrying thethreads beyond the width' of the belt proper, these threads being carried through the loom as tloaters. ln the drawing, the numerati designates the billet port-ion and 2 the floating threads. Having reached 'the point in the fabric where it is desired to form a pocket. l' throw inthe harnesses carrying the threads referred to as loaters, and pass the weft through all of the threads of the warp, forming the pocket 3 in the usual way, with the weft thread joining the `upper and lower, or front and back fabrics at the bottom of the pocket. This gives a pocket, the 'front and back of which are integrally woven as a part of the belt, the upper por tion also being bound into the belt, whiie the lower portion which projects below the belt is-open at ,each side. Anotherlength of plain b'eltis then woven, andthen anotherr pocket is formed as gust described. Having Woven. as many pockets as may be desired and a sufficient length of plain' web to complete the belt, the depending portions of the pockets are finished by cutting awayv4 the floating threadsQ andturning in the edges' of the open sides of such depending portions so as toconceal the ends of the out threads', and stitching the front and back walls togetherso securely.

as t'o close the pocket l gin by weaving as a solid fabric the neces sary length of cloth to form the billet or From the above-description, it will beseen that I can produce a belt of any width with an integrally-woven pocket of any longitudinal extent, the one not depending upon the other. For example, the belt might be only one inch in width and the pocket four inches in depth. It will also be seen that the fabric is at alla times within sight of @the weaver, and that the completed belt and kIl() pocket is neat and graceful in appearance.

Having thus fully described my inven- 1 tion, what I claim as new and desire to 'secure ,by Letters ,Patent of the United States, is:

ing threads between the ad`acen'tv pockets, and subsequently cutting o said threads and unitin l pocket-portions to form the complete pocket.

2. 'lhe improved method of weaving a belt having a pocket of greater longitudinal extent than the Width of the belt proper, consisting in weaving that portion of the pocket lying on the face of the belt of certain of the threads used in weaving the belt proper, and Weaving that portion of the pocket projecting beyond the belt of independent threads not employed in the weaving of the belt proper and pocketportion lying on the face thereof.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

VICTOR H. JENNINGS. Witnesses:

GERTRUDE A. QUINN, HERVEY L. `WooDWARD.

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